“The Code of Conduct of Satguru jī is that one is not to pierce their ears or nose."
(Rehatnāma Bhai Dayā Singh jī, p. 78)

Singhs/Singhni’s are not to wear rings, ear-rings and other jewellery, Satguru jī says:

“Guru Ji says your jewellery is the Nām which will be of assistance at your time of death." (SGGSJ Ang 375)

In the next world only the jewellery of Nām is of assistance, worldly jewellery is of no avail.

Amritdhari Singhs and Singhnis are to abstain from jooth (eating food that has already been eaten by others or is being shared). Food from restaurants is not to be consumed. Fruit should be eaten after it has been washed.

Degrading video films, television, cinema, dances are not to be watched.

A Singh is not to wear a blanket around his waist in a traditional dhoṭi manner or a turla is not to be left out of the turban, (one strand left out of sequence).

5 groups not to be associated with (i.e. not to eat with or marry your children to)

1. Tobacco users

People who smoke or use any form of tobacco (or drugs) are not to be associated with.

2. Female Infanticide

Those who kill their daughters at birth:

"The following are all major sins:

a) Killing a Brahma jñāni,
b) Killing a black cow
c) Killing or selling your daughter,
d) Eating from a person who has no moral discipline.

Anyone who commits any of these has committed thousands of sins and this egotistical individual will be reprimanded thousands of times." (SGGSJ Ang 1413)

"They who kill their daughters and marry their daughters to those who cut their hair are punishable.” (Rehatnāma Bhai Dayā Singh jī)

3. Those who sell their daughters

Those who receive money for the marriage of their daughters.

4. Those that cut some of their hair from their head

5. Those who completely shave all their hair from their face and head

Besides these above mentioned there are other groups who do not accept Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji as the Guru. These groups are not to be associated with, married into or meals taken with them.

If they take Amrit from Panj Pyare, keep the Khalsa Rehat and accept Sri Guru Granth Sahib jī as their Guru then they can be associated with and they are our brothers and sisters.